Latin America Regulatory Compliance Group

Type Approvals Latin America and Caribbean

Type C Plug

The Type C electrical plug (Europlug) is a two-wire plug that has two round pins. It fits into any socket that will accept a 4.0 – 4.8 millimeter round contacts on 19 millimeter centers. They are being replaced by E, F, J, K or N sockets that work with Type C plugs.

Type C plugs are generally limited for use in appliances that require 2.5 amps or less.